Coins from Aeolis
Aeolis was not originally a geographic term but a collective name for the cities in the region on the west coast of Asia Minor founded by the Aeolians, a branch of the Hellenic peoples.

The twelve southern cities were grouped in the Aeolian League; these were Temnos, Smyrna, Pitane, Neonteichos, Aegirusa, Notium, Cilla or Killa, Cyme, Gryneum, Larissa, Myrina, and Aegae.
Aeolis
(1) Aigai (Aeolis)
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An AE unit struck 200-1 BC in Aigai (Aeolis)
Obverse: helmeted head of Athena right

Reverse: naked Zeus standing half right holding eagle and scepter; AIΓAEΩN, (APE) (TAP) / (ΠAΩ)

Diameter: 16 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.3 g
No notes for this coin
BMC 13 S96,13; SNG KOP 21 8; SNG AUL 1597; SNG TÜBINGEN 2681
Greek (City Coinage)
(2) Aigai (Aeolis)
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An AE unit struck 300-200 BC in Aigai (Aeolis)
Obverse: laureate head of Apollo right

Reverse: goat head right

Diameter: 9.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1 g
No notes for this coin
SNGvA 1593; BMC Troas p. 95, 6-8 var. (with ethnic)
Greek (City Coinage)
(3) Aigai (Aeolis)
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An AE unit struck 400-300 BC in Aigai (Aeolis)
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right

Reverse: Head of goat right

Diameter: 9 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.03 g
No notes for this coin
SNG von Aulock 1593
Greek (City Coinage)
(4) Aigai (Aeolis)
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An AE unit struck 400-300 BC in Aigai (Aeolis)
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right

Reverse: Head of goat right

Diameter: 8 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.06 g
No notes for this coin
SNG von Aulock 1593
Greek (City Coinage)
(5) Alexander III
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 188-170 B.C. in Temnos
Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lionskin headdress.

Reverse: AΛEΞANΔΡOY / ΠA E - Zeus seated left, holding eagle and sceptre; oenochoe beneath grape vine in left field. ΠA Ε monogram In left field under the arm of Zeus.

Diameter: 38 mm
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 15.48 g
Posthumous Issue.
Price 1676; Mueller 956.
Greek (Kingdom of Macedonia)
(6) Alexander III
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An AR Tetradrachm struck 336-323 B.C. in Myrina
Obverse: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress.

Reverse: AΛEΞANΔROY / MYP - Zeus Aëtophoros seated left, holding sceptre; AΛEΞANΔROY to right, MYP monogram above amphora in left field.

Diameter: 35 mm
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 15.84 g

Posthumous Issue.

Price 1659.
Greek (Kingdom of Macedonia)
(7) Autokane
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An AE unit struck c. 400-300 BC in Autokane
Obverse: laureate head of Apollo right

Reverse: diademed head of Nymph right; AYTOKANA

Diameter: 8 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.7 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop. 26
Greek (City Coinage)
(8) Boione
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An AE unit struck 300 BC in Boione
Obverse: Female head left, wearing sphendone

Reverse: Bull standing right

Diameter: 10 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.23 g
No notes for this coin
SNG v. Aulock -; SNG Cop. 28
Greek (City Coinage)
(9) Elaia
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An AE unit struck 200-1 BC in Elaia
Obverse: Head of Demeter right, grain wreath in hair

Reverse: ΕΛ-ΑΙ-ΤΩ-Ν; long torch within grain wreath

Diameter: 15 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.6 g
No notes for this coin
Cf. BMC 127, 20; SNG München 395; SNG Copenhagen 181-5
Greek (City Coinage)
(10) Elaia
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An AE unit struck c. 340-275 BC in Elaia
Obverse: head of Athena left wearing Corinthian helmet

Reverse: grain kernel within olive wreath

Diameter: 9.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.4 g
No notes for this coin
SNG von Aulock 1605 var. (ethnic)
Greek (City Coinage)
(11) Elaia
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An AR Hemiobol struck 450-400 BC in Elaia
Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena left

Reverse: E-Λ-A-I, olive wreath within incuse square

Diameter: 8 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.44 g
No notes for this coin
No references provided for this coin
Greek (City Coinage)
(12) Gaius Asinius Gallus
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An AE unit struck 5 BC in Temnos
Obverse: head of Gaius Asinius Gallus right; ACINIOC ΓAΛΛOC AΓNOC

Reverse: head of Dionysos right wearing ivy-wreath; AΠOΛΛAC ΦAINIOV TAMNITAN

Diameter: 15.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.1 g
Apollas, son of Phainios, magistrat
RPC 2447; SNG Copenhagen 276.
Roman Provincial (Twelve Caesars)
(13) Kyme
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An AR Hemiobol struck 480-450 BC in Kyme
Obverse: head of eagle left, KY

Reverse: quadripartite incuse square

Diameter: 6 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.42 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop 31; Klein 333.
Greek (City Coinage)
(14) Kyme
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An AR Hemiobol | Tetartemorion struck 480-450 BC in Kyme
Obverse: head of eagle left; KY

Reverse: quadripartite incuse square

Diameter: 5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.3 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop 31; Klein 333. (hemiobol)
Greek (City Coinage)
(15) Kyme
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An AE unit struck c. 250 BC in Kyme
Obverse: head of Amazon Kyme right

Reverse: forepart of horse right, vase behind KY ΛEΣBIOΣ

Diameter: 11 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.7 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Copenhagen 90; BMC Aeolis p. 109, 57
Greek (City Coinage)
(16) Kyme
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An AE 13 struck c. 165 - 30 BC in Kyme
Obverse: KY / bridled horse forepart right

Reverse: ZΩI/ΛOΣ / bow and quiver tied together

Diameter: 12.7 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 1.68 g
Kyme was conquered by Croesus, king of Lydia, and ruled successively by the Persians, Macedonians, Seleucids, and Pergamenes. Attalus III, the last king of Pergamum, bequeathed Aeolis to Rome in 133 B.C. Shortly afterward, it was made part of the Roman province of Asia. Aeolis was under Byzantine rule until the early 15th century, when the Ottoman Turks occupied the area. Magistrate Zoilos
SNG Cop 109; BMC Troas p. 112, 86; SNG Munchen 511; SNGvA 1643
Greek (City Coinage)
(17) Kyme
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An AE unit struck 350-250 BC in Kyme
Obverse: Forepart of horse right

Reverse: Skyphos, monogram in field

Diameter: 16 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.81 g
No notes for this coin
BMC 45
Greek (City Coinage)
(18) Kyme
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An AE unit struck 350-250 BC in Kyme
Obverse: Forepart of horse right

Reverse: Skyphos, monogram in field

Diameter: -
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
No notes for this coin
BMC 459
Greek (City Coinage)
(19) Larissa Phrikonis
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An AE unit struck c. 400-300 BC in Larissa Phrikonis
Obverse: horned female head of river-god facing slightly right

Reverse: head of Apollo right; Λ_A

Diameter: 10 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.2 g
No notes for this coin
SNG München 565, SNG Cop 212, BMC Troas -
Greek (City Coinage)
(20) Myrina
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An AE unit struck 400-200 BC in Myrina
Obverse: helmeted head of Athena right decorated with gryffin

Reverse: amphora MY_PI

Diameter: 10 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.95 g
No notes for this coin
SNG München 570; SNG Copenhagen 215-217; SNG Tübingen 2709; BMC 26; Weber 5567
Greek (City Coinage)
(21) Myrina
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An AE unit struck 200-1 BC in Myrina
Obverse: laureate head of Apollo right

Reverse: amphora, lyre right; MY_PI

Diameter: 16 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.5 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop 225; SNGvA 1666; SNG München 571 - 573; BMC Troas p. 137, 27 ff
Greek (City Coinage)
(22) Neonteichos
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An AE unit struck c. 200-100 BC in Neonteichos
Obverse: helmeted head of Athena right, helmet decorated with griffin

Reverse: owl standing right, head facing; (NE)

Diameter: 9 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.72 g
No notes for this coin
SNG Cop 245; BMC 1
Greek (City Coinage)
(23) Pitane
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An AE unit struck 400-200 BC in Pitane
Obverse: head of Zeus-Ammon right

Reverse: pentagram, • in center; Π_I_T_A_N

Diameter: 9 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.1 g
No notes for this coin
BMC 171, 5; SNG France 2349; Tuebingen 2495
Greek (City Coinage)
(24) Temnos | Alexander III
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An AR Tetradrachm struck c. 188-170 BC in Temnos
Obverse: head of young Heracles in lionskin right

Reverse: Zeus seated left, leaning on scepter, holding eagle; oinochoe within vine tendril left; AΛEΞANΔPOY / (ΠA) E

Diameter: 37 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.2 g
No notes for this coin
Price 1676; Müller 956
Greek (City Coinage)